Nightingale Community Academy

State-Funded School

nightingale-community-academy-wandsworth-london

LondonRegion

WandsworthLocal Authority

TootingConstituency

SW17 7DFPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Nightingale Community Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Wandsworth, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 139 pupils. Nightingale Community Academy is part of Orchard Hill College Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 16.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 1.15

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

<1%

Black

22%

Mixed

28%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

139

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

73%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 139
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Orchard Hill College Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Oct 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.